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Synonyms & Antonyms of distressed
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
as in troubled, disturbed
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for distressed
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for distressed
2
as in depressed, reduced
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for distressed
- bankrupt,
- bankrupted,
- bust
- (or busted),
- insolvent
- beggared,
- beggarly,
- broke,
- destitute,
- dirt-poor,
- down-and-out,
- famished,
- hard up,
- impecunious,
- impoverished,
- indigent,
- necessitous,
- needful,
- needy,
- pauperized,
- penniless,
- penurious,
- poor,
- poverty-stricken,
- skint
- [chiefly British],
- threadbare
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for distressed
- affluent,
- deep-pocketed,
- fat,
- fat-cat,
- flush,
- moneyed
- (also monied),
- opulent,
- rich,
- silk-stocking,
- wealthy,
- well-heeled,
- well-off,
- well-to-do
distressed
verb
past tense of distress
Synonyms & Antonyms of distressed (Entry 2 of 2)
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
- don't let all the bad news distress you
Synonyms for distressed
- agitated,
- ailed,
- alarmed
- (also alarumed),
- bothered,
- concerned,
- derailed,
- discomforted,
- discomposed,
- dismayed,
- disquieted,
- distempered,
- distracted,
- disturbed,
- exercised,
- flurried,
- frazzled,
- freaked (out),
- fussed,
- hagrode,
- perturbed,
- undid,
- unhinged,
- unsettled,
- upset,
- weirded out,
- worried
Words Related to distressed
- aggravated,
- angered,
- annoyed,
- bugged,
- chafed,
- chivied
- (or chivvied),
- exasperated,
- fretted,
- galled,
- got,
- grated,
- harassed,
- harried,
- irked,
- irritated,
- nettled,
- peeved,
- pestered,
- piqued,
- put off,
- put out,
- riled,
- vexed
- (also vext)
Near Antonyms for distressed
Antonyms for distressed
- calmed,
- composed,
- quieted,
- settled,
- soothed,
- tranquilized
- (also tranquillized)
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“Distressed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/distressed. Accessed 15 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of distressed was in 1613
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